Raphael? Yes or no?

My son will be born on St Raphaels day (24th October). We are Catholic and have Italian connections but our surnames (double barrelled) are French and very common English name. Think along the lines of Montague- Smith. DH loves the name Rafe which I'm not keen on (sounds like rape/rage) so I'm trying to compromise! Is Raphael too flouncy? Will there always be talk of 🐢? 😂 Would probably shorten it to RAF/ Rafa.

It's a great name, and I think it definitely works with your reasons. My kids would immediately think of turtles but that would be seen as a good thing. My youngest has a different name that also starts with Raf and he likes it being the same nickname as the turtle